OOPS too late I drilled...
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
To: T.J. Higgins <tjhiggin@chris.iss.ingr.com>; Alpines
<alpines@autox.team.net>; Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Cc: tkeith00@lsnca.org <tkeith00@lsnca.org>
Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: Alpine/Tiger windshield, frame, and mirror for sale
>At 11:17 AM 2/8/99 -0600, T.J. Higgins wrote:
>>One of the local MG guys ended up with a Sunbeam windshield, frame,
>>and rear-view mirror in one of his dealings. He has no use for it and
>>is looking to sell. It will fit a Series 4/5 Alpine or any Tiger
>>(I think it will fit the Series 3 Alpine also but I'm not positive of
>>that).
>>
>>Everything is in excellent condition. Not a scratch on the
>>windshield. Chrome is in great shape on both the frame and mirror,
>>very little or no tarnishing.
>>
>>He wants to sell it all as a unit, since it's all put together and
>>ready to bolt onto your car. Price is $150 + shipping. Located in
>>Huntsville, Alabama.
>>
>>Contact Tom Keith at tkeith00@lsnca.org to arrange payment/delivery.
>>
>>--
>>T.J. Higgins
>>tjhiggin@ingr.com
>>Huntsville, AL
>
>T.J., et Listers,
>
>There is a little peculiarity regarding Alpine/Tiger windshield frames that
>is discussed in The Book of Norman, starting on page 8. This has to do with
>the fact that some relatively small number of windshield frames have only a
>single mounting stud at each corner instead of the usual two. This
>apparently occurs in both Tigers and Alpines built in late '64 and early
>'65. There are approximately 200 Tigers with this configuration, including
>mine, B9472134, JAL 561703. Norm has found Tigers with single-post frames
>with JALs as low as 561536 and as high as 561735. These Tigers have their
>bodies drilled to match the single-post configuration. If you happen to
>have one of these cars and replace the windshield frame, you may want to
>preserve the originality by removing the "extra" stud rather than drilling
>extra holes in the cowl.
>
>Bob
>Robert L. Palmer
>Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
>rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
>rpalmer@cts.com
>
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